BEAD
Louisiana Claims First BEAD Fiber Customers, Construction
The state is reporting new progress in its effort to expand rural internet access
BEAD
Louisiana Breaks Ground on Largest BEAD-Funded Fiber Build
Louisiana has begun construction on a BEAD-funded fiber project
Satellite
Louisiana Excited by $100 Billion SpaceX Launch Facility, Local Starlink Discounts
The state said SpaceX’s BEAD locations were unchanged
Digital Inclusion
Louisiana Launches Program to Expand Access to Devices And Digital Skills
‘Louisiana's broadband work is about more than infrastructure alone,’ governor says.
BEAD
Louisiana Clears First Batch of NEPA Approvals for BEAD
The state is hoping to get all projects past environmental reviews by July 4.
BEAD
Missouri Lawmakers Fear AI BIll Could Jeopardize Non-Deployment Funds: Report
States with ‘onerous’ AI laws are set to be ineligible for the funding – $900 million in Missouri’s case.
Rural
Optimum Connects 3,000 Locations in Louisiana's Sabine Parish
Officials say the effort targets long underserved areas across the rural parish.
BEAD
Louisiana AI Bills Halted After Trump White House Threatens BEAD Funding
The administration’s actions have now halted regulation in at least two states.
People
Thomas Tyler Leaving Louisiana Broadband Office
He served as the agency’s deputy director since 2021.
BEAD
Claiming Another First, Louisiana Disburses $43 Million in BEAD Funds
The state wants to see non-deployment funding for workforce development, permitting assistance.
Louisiana
Louisiana’s GUMBO Program Delivers Fiber to Rural Allen Parish
Nearly 3,000 households gain high-speed internet through GUMBO 1.0
BEAD
Louisiana Signs Seven BEAD Grant Agreements
Approved grants cover nearly 40,000 of the state’s 127,000 BEAD locations.
12 Days of Broadband
What to Do With Remaining BEAD Funds, a.k.a 'Non-Deployment'?
As states complete their broadband spending plans, a fight is brewing over the remaining $21 billion.
AI
Draft Executive Order Would Tie Non-Deployment Funding to State AI Regulation
The draft would direct NTIA to withhold funds if states regulate AI companies too heavily.
BEAD
Roth: No State Net Neutrality, Affordability Laws for BEAD Participants
She said grantees would also have to forgo federal opex subsidies for BEAD builds.
BEAD
Fischer Wants More Fiber for Nebraska from Trump’s Commerce Department
The Republican Senator did not comment on BEAD non-deployment funding.
